Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 869 | 939 | 2499 | 2748 | 2765 | 2499 | 2287 | 1804 | 1463 | 1138 | 835 | 696 | 909 | 1457 | 1341 | 1065 | 921 | 505 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.68m | 3:21PM1.81m | 3:35AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.37m | 9:00AM0.28m | 9:30PM0.33m | 9:42AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 869 | 939 | 2499 | 2748 | 2765 | 2499 | 2287 | 1804 | 1463 | 1138 | 835 | 690 | 575 | 416 | 336 | 177 | 760 | 505 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 16 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 158 | 106 | 202 | 151 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 58 | 78 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 149 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 172 | 400 | 778 | 696 | 909 | 1457 | 1341 | 1065 | 921 | 50 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 145 | 36 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 216 | 276 | 184 | 81 | 81 | 145 | 164 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
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